The Planned Parenthood Federation of America cut ties with the nearly 90-year-old Golden Gate affiliate late this summer, a decision that left San Francisco, San Mateo, Marin, Sonoma and Alameda counties without any Planned Parenthood clinics. The federation hinted financial problems with the Bay Area affiliate were behind the breakup, but was otherwise vague about the reasons for the split.

The former Planned Parenthood Golden Gate regrouped under a different name, Golden Gate Community Health, and now operates six Bay Area clinics at its former Planned Parenthood sites.

Meanwhile, two other local Planned Parenthood chapters — Planned Parenthood Shasta Pacific, formerly known as Planned Parenthood Shasta Diablo, and Planned Parenthood Mar Monte in San Jose — have divvyed up the former affiliate’s territory. Shasta Pacific, headquartered in Concord, is planning new clinics in San Francisco, Marin and Mendocino counties in addition to the new Sonoma County site in Santa Rosa. Mar Monte is moving into Alameda and San Mateo counties.

The San Francisco clinic already has a site at 1650 Valencia St. and expects to open sometime in January. Planned Parenthood still has a presence in San Francisco, having taken over a former Golden Gate satellite site in the Good Samaritan Family Resource Center in September. But that clinic is only open two days a week. Planned Parenthood just rented space in Mill Valley, which it hopes to open by early February, and is still scouting for sites in the Mendocino County town of Ukiah.

Heather Estes, president and chief executive officer of the Shasta Pacific affiliate, said the chapter plans to add more sites if needed.

Estes visited the Santa Rosa clinic on its opening day and was surprised to find the waiting room full.

“I knew there was a need, but I didn’t realize the first day we’re opening we’d be full for three weeks,” she said, adding that the clinic plans to add another nurse practitioner to the site to cut down that three-week waiting period for an appointment.